If you want to supercharge your job search, ask this one question.

Things seemed much easier in the olden days before Covid (BC) — prior to the wild layoffs and remote work wars — when you could go online, apply for a few jobs, and soon place a plant on your new desk.

Today, it’s not unusual to submit hundreds of resumes to land a handful of interviews, which require more interviews, and then a long wait…just to find out the hiring manager quit yesterday, and you’re back to square one.

Yes, things are grim for job-seekers in many fields today, but those willing to bend and flex with the times are finding work.

THE OLD JOB SEARCH MINDSET

For years, career coaches have told people to create a list of target companies, set up job alerts, and apply as soon as something comes up.

We’ve also told people to grow and leverage their LinkedIn network of past and present colleagues, colleagues of colleagues, school alums, etc., to get referrals.

And, well, that’s what we had for you. Get on it!

THE NEW JOB SEARCH MINDSET

While these stalwart job search techniques are still effective, the expanding social-mediaverse and seemingly bottomless hiring pools provide opportunities for creative job-seekers to come out on top.